Walsh ex-aide's lawyer says lawsuit settled

WASHINGTON — A lawsuit against U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) by a former campaign manager who said he was owed $20,000 has been settled, said Sheldon Perl, a lawyer for the man who brought the case.

The case was set for a status hearing Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court.

Perl, who practices in Lincolnwood, said today he could not discuss the terms of the settlement, which he said was reached recently. Keith Liscio, who lives in Morton Grove and is president of the Patrickson-Hirsch consulting firm, brought the case.

Walsh’s spokesman could not be reached for comment. Walsh’s lawyer, Daniel Kinzella of Chicago, said Monday he could not confirm or deny that a settlement had been reached. “I’m not at liberty to talk about it,” he said.

Walsh, 49, a freshman aligned with the tea party, meantime faces allegations from his ex-wife, Laura Walsh, who says she is owed $117,437 in unpaid child support and interest. That case is also in Cook County Circuit Court.

Laura Walsh, who lives in the Chicago area, is also asking for attorney’s fees and for $9,639 for what she says is Joe Walsh’s 50 percent share of educational and extracurricular expenses for the children. The couple, with three children, divorced in 2004.